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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	37 060101 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Pseudechidna brummeri   (Bleeker, 1858)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 37 - Pisces Fishes Family: 37 60 Muraenidae (Moray Eels) - show full list Standard Name: [a moray] Organism Type: a moray Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Coastal (0-40m) Parent Codes: 37 060910     Pseudechidna spp.

Distribution map: View detailed map or click on map to see same. Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2022-01-19. Get expert distribution shapefile Expected species depth range is from 1 to 8 m.

Taxon Notes:	Added based on AMS specimens from Murray Island, Torres Strait (c. 09 55 S, 144 03 E) and iNaturalist observation from Green Island (c. 16 45 S, 145 57 E), Qld (Freeman & Pogonoski, 2022). Known from 1-8m depth (Allen & Erdmann 2012).
Identifiers:	WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:217528 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2023-03-15 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source and Scientific Name verified against:

Freeman A, Pogonoski J.J., 2022. The second confirmed record and a significant range extension for the White Ribbon Eel (Pseudechidna brummeri) in Australia, North Queensland Naturalist, Vol. 52: 47-48.